Low-cost airline company EasyJet asked a group of experts – scientists, futurologist and business-analysts – to forecast how travels will look like in 2070.

Research results published in the report: “2070: The Future Travel Report” include forecasts about selection and booking of vacation, airports and also accommodation.

From future travels we can expect passports with “cardiologic signature” and 3D-printed wardrobes.

How air flights will look like in the future?

Experts forecast that travels of the future will be much more comfortable and fast with comfortable transport connection with the airports.

“85% of the travelers in many countries will reach destination point on public transport with electric drive, including autonomous cars”, – futurologist, CEO of Global Change Ltd. Company Patrick Dickson says.

You can even get to the airport on e-VTOL – electric air taxi of vertical take-off and landing that will transport you from home to the airport. “At least 250 companies already engineer these transport means for short flights”, – Dickson says.

Registration and safety in the airport will become more and more “smart” and free of queues. When you enter building recognition software identifies you and compares with the booked flight.

As to the luggage, it is possible that it will not be necessary. “Instead of the clothes on vacation you will only need your measurements”, – professor of the Cranfield University Gram Breitveit promises.

When you reach destination point there will be “wardrobe service” that will print you clothes on 3D printer.

How the airplanes will look like?

Comfort and personalization will be specific for the airplanes of the future. “Biomimetical design – copying the efficiency found in the nature, – will make revolution in the seats and comfort generally”, – futurologist Melissa Sterry says.

“Innovations in materials science will allow to create easier and at the same time durable materials that provide individual comfort at simultaneous safety support”, – expert on future is convinced.

Martel said that production goals take account of potential risks related to supply chain and potential recession but he also marked that underrun in amount of 14.8 billion USD that has increased by 2.6 billion USD in 2022 is very solid. “Now, when we see that the market is becoming stable we are not going to inflate our rates, – Executive Officer marked. – We are going to adhere plan and guarantee that our production will not be subject to risk”.

He added that supply chain becomes better and better and though it still requires increased attention situation becomes more controlled. Martel said that the year started with stability and some additional business growth in Asia. Company plans to deliver 20 airplanes in the first quarter.

As to 2022 company confirmed own preliminary results published in January according to which deliveries reached 123 business-jets but income – 6.9 billion USD. In 2022 were delivered by three airplanes more than in 2021 and income increased by 14%. Adjusted EBITDA jumped till 930 million USD that is by 45% more.

Jump of the incomes became result of combination of airplanes’ deliveries that had tendency to higher level of product portfolio including 70 Global, 50 Challenger and three Learjet 75 in 2022 as compared to 66 Global, 44 Challenger and 10 Learjet one year earlier. Also stimulating results became 22% growth of the sales of aftersales service to 1.5 billion USD. Martel named results “strong positive culmination of the strong year”.

It is important to mark that Bombardier continued to annul debt, covering 1.1 billion USD more that means reduction by 15% and bringing total number to 40% from December 2020. Annual saving only at the expense of the debt reduction last year makes 80 million USD according to Bombardier estimations.

German aviation group of companies Lufthansa Group is getting ready to launch new project: airline company City Airlines will make flights on European routes from Munich hub.

Airline company is urged to widen European route network using fleet of Airbus airplanes and working in “close connection” with other structures of Lufthansa Group, including regional division CityLine. “We want to offer our guests exclusive experience of air travels in Lufthansa style, – the Lufthansa Group commented, – we combine the quality of Lufthansa and the experience of Lufthansa CityLine with the dynamism of a new young company.”

It is informed that new air carrier will make every day flights in the biggest European cities and some “remoted regions” from Munich airport that is second biggest Lufthansa hub after Frankfurt am Main, – in such a way providing connections for Lufthansa flights.

New division will operate solely Airbus airplanes on short-haul and medium-haul routes. The Lufthansa Group CEO Carsten Spohr last year has mentioned that the Group intends to make Air Operator Certificate for “the second CityLine” – airline company with similar fleet and crews that worked in liquidated Germanwings before (stopped flights in April 2022).

Spohr also explained that in accordance with the terms of the agreement with trade unions, from 2023 CityLine will not be able to operate airplanes with capacity more than 75 seats and that new airline company is alternative solution of this question.

Till 2022 the biggest and most expensive airplanes remained Airbus model A380 for $445.6 million and Boeing – 747-8 for $418.4 million. But now these airplanes are already withdrawn from production. In such a way for today the most expensive Airbus airplane became model A350-1000 for $366.5 million and Boeing airplane – 777-300ER for $375.5 million.

Both airplanes have common that they may transport 400 passengers on long distances between continents.

Real prices

Though catalogue prices are always shown in official messages of the airplanes’ delivery agreements, they may be far from real prices.

Even Airbus admitted this. Chief Commercial Officer of the European manufacturer Christian Scherer claimed in 2019 that “catalogue prices are relatively meaningless”. That is why Airbus from 2019 stopped showing official price of their airplanes but recent catalogue prices can be seen from the message dated with the year 2018.

But how is actual cost formed? Airline companies always get big discounts for big orders. Also, final price of the airplane depends on the configuration – airplane with maximum simple cabin ordered in quantity of 100 units will cost less than model with entertaining system and sky-fi ordered in quantity of one unit.

Remark: Boeing price are shown in accordance with publication on official web-site of the manufacturer as to March 6th 2023. Airbus prices are shown in accordance with official notice of the manufacturer as to the year 2018. Airbus hasn’t made further public updates of the catalogue prices.

Below you will find official prices from manufacturers for the models that are in production at present moment. From the list are excluded models that are not produced anymore or are in the process of certification.

The cheapest airplanes

The cheapest Airbus airplane among the models in production is regional 100-seat A220-100 that costs 81 million USD. It is interesting that this airplane was engineered not by Airbus. The airplane was engineered thanks to the work of Canadian engineers from Bombardier company. But due to financial difficulties company sold its production division to European Airbus.

The cheapest airplane in Boeing company is Boeing 737 MAX 8 that may transport 189 passengers. It costs 121.6 million USD that is comparable to annual budget of small town in Europe.

Cheaper and smaller model Boeing 737 MAX 7 for $99.7 million is still under certification. As of yet Boeing hasn’t delivered any airplane of this type to the airline companies.

Most popular airplanes

The most popular Airbus airplane is model A320neo for $110.6 million. This is version of bestseller A320 with renewed engine that may transport 186 passengers. In Boeing the best sold model is Boeing 737 MAX 8 that at the same time is the cheapest among the airplanes constructed by American manufacturer.

For the reasons of warning strikes, in the airports of Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and Hannover on Monday, March 13th were cancelled more than 350 flights inform web-sites of these airports.

According to the data of press-service of the Berlin airport, on Monday, March 13th were cancelled more than 200 departures that affected more than 27 thousand passengers. It was also supposed that will be also cancelled one third part of 200 arrivals.

The web-site of Hannover airport informed that all regular flights have been cancelled till 1:30 a.m. of Tuesday. Initially the schedule had 35 departures and 34 landings. In Hamburg because of the strike have been cancelled all 123 regular flights, also airport management declared cancellation of 50 arriving flights.

In Bremen have been cancelled 39 arriving and departing flights.

Earlier Verdi trade union urged employees of the safety service to announce warning strike in the Berlin Capital Airport and also in the airports of Hamburg, Hannover and Bremen. According to the data of trade union precondition for the strike served unsuccessful collective bargaining about corresponding payment for employees of the air safety service for the work during inconvenient time.

Company reported earnings per share in amount of $0.12, profits made 1.99B $. Analysts supposed in their forecasts that earning per share will make $0.33 but total income will make 1.96B $.

On February 17th Deere&Company reported in the first quarter report $6.55, profit made 12.65B $ as compared to the profit forecasts per share in amount of 5.53$ with total incomes 11,4B $.

Incomes of Airbus Group NV exceeded expectations of the analysts. In the fourth quarter, quarter income per share made $0.5683 for total profit 22.03B $. Analysts earlier have forecasted that earning per share will make $ 0.474 with total profit 22.06B $.

Airline company has signed letter of intentions with the company Azorra Aviation for the lease of nine airplanes Embraer E190-E2 that will make it first operator of the regional jet Embraer airplanes of new generation in South-East Asia. Deliveries are planned for 2024-2025. The aircrafts will have configuration of fully economy class for 112 seats.

Division of the airline company Singapore Airlines (SIA) will use E190-E2 on short-haul and medium-haul routes with small passenger flow and flight duration not more than 5 hours. The airplane will become the smallest in SIA Group fleet.

On E192-E2 are installed turbo-prop engines with Geared Turbofan technology (GTF), used on operated by Scoot long-haul airplanes Airbus A320neo.

Fleet of narrow-body airplanes of the low-cost airline company consists of 24 units of A320, 6 units of A320neo and 9 units of A321neo. To serve medium-haul and long-haul routes Scoot uses 20 wide-body airplanes Boeing 787.

In November Embraer E190-E2 was certified in China. At present moment in operation are 67 units of reengined airplanes E190 and E195, for 200 more are placed orders. From them only five E190-E2 are used in Asia: four in Kazakhstan Air Astana and one in Pioneer Australia.

Many people fairly consider the flights quite bad idea that is why airline companies are constantly seeking for the methods how to reduce stress from the flights. And Brazilian aerospace company Embraer offered extremely original idea – therapy with the kelp of transcranial brain stimulation that in accordance with the idea should make passengers happier during the flight.

Patent application for “the system of brain stimulation to provide good feeling” was filed back in 2016 but it was approved only in 2022.

The idea is to influence cortex of passengers’ cerebrum with the help of transcranial stimulation. The system itself includes digital camera that controls passengers’ facial expressions, algorithms for analysis and system of noninvasive transcranial stimulation with the help of low direct current, magnetic field and ultrasound.

All these, according to developers’ opinion will allow to reduce stress level during long flights and will allow passengers feel themselves happier.

Let’s mark that transcranial magnetic and electric stimulation is used for long time to treat depression, some mental illness and other problems. However, the fact of patent registration doesn’t mean that system will be created and used during the flights.

“Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is close to conclusion of the deal with Boeing about acquisition of commercial airplanes for new state airline company”, – writes edition with the reference to unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

As the message says the transaction amount may reach 35 billion USD. It is expected that transaction for total amount of 35 billion USD will be provided production of “big number” of the airplanes, including wide-body airplanes.

For this contract also pretend European aviation company Airbus that is why agreement may change at the last minute.

Crown prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed ben Salman Al Saud announced creation of new airline company Riyadh Air that will be managed by former CEO of Etihad Airways Tony Douglas.

Air carrier Riyadh Air should improve flight connection between kingdom and Asia, Europe and Africa. /it is expected that airline company will add 20 billion USD to the growth of non-oil GDP and will create more than 200000 direct and indirect jobs, – says the declaration of the Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

To 2023 airline company Riyadh Air will serve more than 100 directions all over the world. Riyadh Air will base in the capital and will fully belong to PIF. Yasir bin Osman Al-Rumayyan, the governor of the Public Investment Fund will be in charge of the company’s board of directors. Senior managers of the airline company will be both Saudis and foreign employees.

This announcement followed disclosure in November 2022 of general plan of the new big airport in Riyadh – King Salman International Airport.